Cynthia Nicklin
Data Governance Lead
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCynthia Nicklin is a Data Governance Lead with nine years of experience turning messy institutional information into trusted, usable assets across New York City government and the private sector. She has built and chaired data governance programs, launched enterprise metadata initiatives, and led cross-functional steward networks to align business metrics and improve interoperability of dashboards. Known as a digital librarian at heart, she blends library science rigor with practical program management—migrating shadow IT into governed systems, overhauling data warehouses, and improving open data quality. Cynthia also experiments with AI-assisted programming to drive efficiency and innovation in governance processes. A New Yorker and former content strategist for 311 and civic tech startups, she brings a user-centered approach to making data discoverable and actionable for both technical and public audiences.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Film and Television Computer Applications Minor, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Film and Television Computer Applications Minor at New York UniversityMaster of Library Science (MLS) concentration on New Media studies, Master of Library Science (MLS) concentration on New Media studies at Queens College
Github Skills (20)
data-recovery8
amazon8
exec7
recovery6
lambda5
vscode5
aws5
datasets5
vscode-extension5
debug5
database-access4
browser4
aws-lambda4
serverless4
etl3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
cnicklin/DOB_NOW_Milestone_App
Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:19 pushes in 8 months
cnicklin/D3_DOBNOW_Milestone
Oct 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:26 pushes in 11 days
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